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METROPOLIS -- Honeywell, one of the largest employers in Massac County in deep Southern Illinois, announced on Monday morning that it is idling its plant and reducing its full-time workforce by 170 positions.

It’s no secret that the Thanksgiving Day paper is one of the most popular papers of the year. Actually, it probably is the most popular edition.

A fire destroyed a building at 8 Westwood Drive in Steeleville Friday afternoon.

ADAMS, Ashley and THOMAS, Treyan, a son, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.

GOLCONDA — The U.S. Department of Labor received more than 150 comments in September and October on its proposed closure of the Golconda Job Corps Center, almost all of them pleas for the federal government to reopen the site that…

OK, so we are going to be thankful for one single day?

Here's a roundup of meals and community events happening in Southern Illinois this Thanksgiving Day.

COBDEN — According to a Friday morning Facebook post, the iconic Yellow Moon Cafe in downtown Cobden is for sale.

Rain is predicted for Saturday, but Saluki Stadium is sure to see some Lightning Bolts. Lightning Bolts is a boys’ Special Olympics flag football team based in Marion.

SPRINGFIELD — A new initiative aims to make law enforcement and the public more aware of how to spot and help seniors suffering from dementia.